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1) Written and Oral Communication

2) Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Reading Skills

3) Information Literacy

4) General Tips, Strategies, and Approaches for Teaching Basic Skills

5) Current Statewide Focus on Basic Skills Completion

General Tips, Strategies, and Approaches for Teaching Basic Skills

Activities to Help Teach Classroom and Study Skills in the Basic Skills Classroom:

• Basic Skills Initiative Best Practices Site

• Quick and Painless Ways to Increase Student Engagement , Berkeley City College

• Activity for Setting Realistic Student Expectations of Instructors and Student/Instructor Interaction , University of Minnesota

• Netiquette Guidelines for Online Discussions and Activities, Albion.com

• Tips on Motivating Students, Honolulu Community College

• Student Self-Evaluations, Kent School District, Learning_Behaviors_-_62&92.jpg

• Improving Study Habits, Kent School District, Improving_Study_Habits.jpg

• See also the next page, "Current Statewide Focus on Basic Skills Completion" for more activities

Recent Pedagogical Research, Presentations, and Materials:

• Quick and Easy Student-Centered Activities, Gabe Winer, Berkeley City College

• Faculty Inquiry Groups (FIGS), Faculty Inquiry Network of California; Examples of FIGs, Berkeley City College

• Student-Centered vs. Teacher-Centered Instruction, Anne Agard, Laney College

• Teaching Analysis Poll (TAP) - Getting Mid-Semester Feedback from Your Students, University of Virginia

• Techniques for Assessing Learning, Terminology Associated with Assessment, Oakland CC

• A comprehensive handbook related to SLOs, Montgomery College

• Review of Research and Best Practices on Effective Features of Dual Language Education Programs, SJSU

• ESL Teacher Resources Website, LA Unified School District

• Five Standards for Effective Pedagogy for At-Risk Students, Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence at Berkeley.

• ESL Teacher Tips, Current Research, and Discussions, Everything ESL Network

• Research on How Adults Learn vs. How Children Learn, Honolulu Community College

• Millennial Students, Communication, and Diversity, Honolulu Community College

• Collaborative Learning: Group Work and Study Teams (Davis), UC Berkeley